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Your rights

The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers outlines your rights around arrest, stop and search, answering police questions, move-ons, no-drinking zones, sleeping rough, taking a pee in public and highway obstruction. It was put together by The Pavement, Housing Justice, Liberty and Zacchaeus 2000.

If your benefits have been sanctioned (cut off or reduced) and you feel this is unfair, you can appeal. Print this letter and hand it in at the office where you sign on. If you feel you need more advice about sanctions, contact Zacchaeus 2000 or your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureau. And let us know london@thepavement.org.uk at The Pavement!

volunteer

If you are a journalist with some free time to research and write stories for the magazine, please contact us.
If you're interested in finding other volunteering opportunities, contact homeless services directly
(services is a good first step) or visit
do-it.org or volunteering.org.uk for further ideas.

Crisis Skylight (London)

Workshop programme from the website. Additional support available regarding employment (inc. specialist service for E Europeans), housing, mental health and well-being, and from the progression team.

Education/training, Mental health, Step-free

Doctors of the World (Praxis)

Praxis, Pott Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 0EF

07974616852

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1pm–5pm(register for an appointment after 11am – first come, first served)Saturday: 2pm–5pm(for families & children – first Sat of month)Saturday: 10am–1pm(for pregnant women – first Sat of month)

Information, advice and practical assistance to help vulnerable people access NHS and other services. Some basic healthcare and advocacy for people who have problems accessing healthcare. Clinic advice line: 020 75157534 (advice line, 10am–12midday). Closed on Bank Holidays.

Advocacy, Medical/health

East European Advice Centre

Free, independent and impartial advice and casework to Eastern European migrants: homelessness prevention (Advice Line 0800 121 4226) and casework, employment rights campaign, outreach to elderly Eastern Europeans. West London boroughs only. Services in English and Polish; language support in Romanian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian and Hungarian with some notice. Appointments only - please ring first.

Safe, non-judgmental place where all are welcome. Food, advice, friendship and practical support in a non-threatening Christian environment. Hot breakfast, coffee bar and a range of activities. Guests can receive counselling, debt and welfare advice, and alcohol and drug support through partner organisations.

Olallo House

A six- to eight-week week employment project for Eastern European/Central European migrants who are verified rough sleepers and who are able and motivated to work with support. Referral vi their outreach team.

The Whitechapel Centre

Works with people who are sleeping rough, living in hostels or struggling to manage their accommodation. Committed to helping people find and maintain a home and learn the life skills essential for independent living.
No Second Night Out phone line: 0300 123 2041 (24/7)

Barnabus

NB: Drop-in centre closed until Autumn 2015 for building work, but support offices are open and outreach teams are on the streets Monday-Thursday evenings. (Activities are free and a timetable will be available when they reopen.) Opening hours for the drop-in centre to be confirmed. Support workers incl Eastern European language speakers.

Independent, multilingual homelessness and human rights charity dedicated to supporting people from refugee and migrant communities. They believe in a society where everyone has the right to live safe and dignified lives, free from poverty, homelessness or discrimination.